This post was updated Feb. 26 at 8:28 p.m. “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” is a valentine, a dialectic and a seance, but it is not quite sure which one to believe in. Read more...
Photo: Marianna Gailus as Sylvia Plath (left) and Cillian O’Sullivan as Ted Hughes (right) pose intimately with their foreheads pressed together. Written by Beth Hyland, the award-winning production “Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia” debuted at the Geffen Playhouse Feb. 4. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:40 p.m. Gorillaz’s recent sound took listeners to new heights – the highest mountain. On Sunday, the animated British band Gorillaz performed the entirety of their upcoming album at the Hollywood Palladium. Read more...
Photo: Pictured are Damon Albarn and IDLES member Joe Talbot against an image of Russel Hobbs. The two performed the single “The God of Lying,” which leans into the band’s earlier sound. (Courtesy of Pooneh Ghana)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 9:09 p.m. From the studio to the stage, Lily Sturges is on a mission to prove women are the future of music. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is first-year music industry student Lily Sturges posing in front of a tree. Sturges released her first single since starting at UCLA, “Want You Back,” with the student-led record label Cherry Pop Records. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 22 at 7:34 p.m. Fans will be “Chasing The Chimera” of a concert that could top Del Water Gap’s charming performance. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Del Water Gap’s “Chasing The Chimera.” The solo music project performed in Los Angeles on Feb. 17 at The Wiltern as part of his world tour, named after his latest album release. (Courtesy of Del Water Gap under exclusive license to Mom+Pop)
Warning: Spoilers ahead. With “Richard III,” a villainous rise to power feels prescient and profoundly entertaining. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III” through March 8. Read more...
Photo: The ensemble of “Richard III” gathers in a circle and gazes up at an individual in a crown standing on a ladder. A Noise Within in Pasadena is presenting an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play through March 8. (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz)
Punk cinema is alive in Los Angeles. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu, known to those around him as the godfather of punk cinema, screened “Numbskull Revolution” – his first feature in over a decade – for the UCLA Film & Television Archive at the Hammer Museum on Feb. Read more...
Photo: Actors Max Sanders (left) in an orange jacket and James Duval (right) in a blue and pink jacket are pictured staring at each other. (Courtesy of Apathy Productions)
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 8:50 p.m. For Dakota Dry, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe” is a place she knows. The singer-songwriter and alumnus graduated in 2024 with a degree in ethnomusicology and released her debut studio album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry, sitting down on a bench while wearing a blue dress. Dry released her debut album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)
